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HIGH school bullies are looking for their "15 megabytes of fame" by uploading footage of fight clubs onto YouTube, according to a leading child psychologist.
Police have warned that broadcasting these videos could have lasting consequences.
And the Australian Communications and Media Authority wants to ban filming people in public without permission.
This comes after graphic footage was uncovered of female fight club initiations in Sydney.
A similar video was today discovered from the Northern Territory .
Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said 87 per cent of bullying incidents were watched by an audience.
"But with these incidents, the images are being broadcast and have a much larger audience," he said.
"It's all about the digital footprint."
Dr Carr-Gregg people needed to stop filming and start intervening in the fight.
"The bullies are just looking for their 15 megabytes of fame," he said.
"We need to do something about the bystanders. We need bystanders to intervene, rather than just film."
NSW acting deputy commissioner Carlene York said it was disturbing to see teenagers uploading these videos onto the net.
"Young people need to understand the impact that uploading these kinds of videos can have not just on the victim, but also on the alleged perpetrator," she said.
"From a victim's perspective, seeing the incident in a public forum can cause further distress, whilst for the perpetrator, they are actually providing police with a major piece of evidence which could eventually lead to a conviction."
Dr Carr-Gregg supported a consultation paper released by Australian Communications and Media Authority, calling for restrictions on filming of people in public without permission.
ACMA's draft Review of the Privacy Guidelines for broadcasters said a person's "seclusion" can be intruded upon, even if they are in public.
But ACMA spokeswoman Emma Rossi said these guidelines are only intended to assist broadcasters better understand their obligations to privacy.
"They are not binding," she said.
Dr Carr-Gregg said he was also not sure how this would apply to children who allow themselves to be filmed while fighting.
"It's the perfect storm. You've got a brain that isn't fully formed and the ability to broadcast images around the world within seconds," he said.
"This is a generation that has been raised on violence. The average primary school student has seen 8000 murders and 100,000 acts of random violence on television or the movies.
"Hopefully, mums and dads will see this footage that is out there and will talk to their kids."
The Sunday Telegraph reported this week that schoolgirls as young as 14 were squaring off in vicious prearranged brawls throughout Sydney and posting footage of their bloody exploits on the internet.
In sickening scenes of unchecked violence, the teenagers are cheered on by throngs of baying teen males as they attack each other in brutal one-on-one punch-ups in parks and train stations.
Similar videos were uncovered in the Northern Territory, which show barechested boys punching, kicking and wrestling each other in the carpark and surrounds while other teens egg them on.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/chi...be/story-e6frfkvr-1226140768427#ixzz1YNQZDOlJ
Police have warned that broadcasting these videos could have lasting consequences.
And the Australian Communications and Media Authority wants to ban filming people in public without permission.
This comes after graphic footage was uncovered of female fight club initiations in Sydney.
A similar video was today discovered from the Northern Territory .
Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said 87 per cent of bullying incidents were watched by an audience.
"But with these incidents, the images are being broadcast and have a much larger audience," he said.
"It's all about the digital footprint."
Dr Carr-Gregg people needed to stop filming and start intervening in the fight.
"The bullies are just looking for their 15 megabytes of fame," he said.
"We need to do something about the bystanders. We need bystanders to intervene, rather than just film."
NSW acting deputy commissioner Carlene York said it was disturbing to see teenagers uploading these videos onto the net.
"Young people need to understand the impact that uploading these kinds of videos can have not just on the victim, but also on the alleged perpetrator," she said.
"From a victim's perspective, seeing the incident in a public forum can cause further distress, whilst for the perpetrator, they are actually providing police with a major piece of evidence which could eventually lead to a conviction."
Dr Carr-Gregg supported a consultation paper released by Australian Communications and Media Authority, calling for restrictions on filming of people in public without permission.
ACMA's draft Review of the Privacy Guidelines for broadcasters said a person's "seclusion" can be intruded upon, even if they are in public.
But ACMA spokeswoman Emma Rossi said these guidelines are only intended to assist broadcasters better understand their obligations to privacy.
"They are not binding," she said.
Dr Carr-Gregg said he was also not sure how this would apply to children who allow themselves to be filmed while fighting.
"It's the perfect storm. You've got a brain that isn't fully formed and the ability to broadcast images around the world within seconds," he said.
"This is a generation that has been raised on violence. The average primary school student has seen 8000 murders and 100,000 acts of random violence on television or the movies.
"Hopefully, mums and dads will see this footage that is out there and will talk to their kids."
The Sunday Telegraph reported this week that schoolgirls as young as 14 were squaring off in vicious prearranged brawls throughout Sydney and posting footage of their bloody exploits on the internet.
In sickening scenes of unchecked violence, the teenagers are cheered on by throngs of baying teen males as they attack each other in brutal one-on-one punch-ups in parks and train stations.
Similar videos were uncovered in the Northern Territory, which show barechested boys punching, kicking and wrestling each other in the carpark and surrounds while other teens egg them on.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/chi...be/story-e6frfkvr-1226140768427#ixzz1YNQZDOlJ
